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How To Sing & Play Jazz Piano

Learn how to sing and play jazz standards with Lyndol Descant. Lyndol is a singing pianist, composer, and educator based in Brooklyn, NYC.

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How To Sing & Play Jazz Piano

How To Sing & Play Jazz Piano

Learn how to sing and play jazz standards with Lyndol Descant. Lyndol is a singing pianist, composer, and educator based in Brooklyn, NYC.

$99.00
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How To Sing & Play Jazz Piano

“How To Sing & Play Jazz Piano” is Lyndol’s second course on the art of vocal accompaniment.

If you are new to accompanying singers, or accompanying yourself singing, then first check out Lyndol’s beginner course “How To Accompany Singers”.

This course builds upon the foundations covered in course 1, and so spend some time to absorb and familiarise yourself with the material there.

This course includes detailed studies on how to develop your own voice using a selection of vocal exercises that can be applied to any jazz standard.

In the jazz standard studies in this course, Lyndol introduces some more advanced methods on how to arrange tunes for vocal accompaniment.

Vocal Drills & Exercises
1.

In this lesson, we are going to learn about incorporating the voice into our playing, right from the beginning of learning a tune - Body & Soul.

2.

Welcome to this video where we will work on more advanced exercises for melding your singing and playing, learning Body and Soul, and advancing your connection to the piano.

3.

We're going to introduce an exercise that will not only get the 1625 changes in our hands, but make the notes clearer in our mind.

4.

In this 5-minute masterclass, we will walk thought a number of vocal exercises that can help you gain valuable information about your voice.

Jazz Standard Studies
1.

This ballad is an absolute staple of any jazz setting. It's well known and one that both singers and instrumentalist seem to universally love.

2.

We are going to take advantage of our practice time to build a set arrangement of voicings to support our singer throughout the performance.

3.

It was first recorded in 1931 by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra, it was written by Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt, with lyrics by Gus Kahn.

4.

In part 2 we will now work on our 7th chords and fills and talk about simple ways to make this tune jazzier like the Ella version.

5.

This song is sooo sweet and so old. Written in 1930 by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell. There are endless versions and interpretations.

6.

Welcome to this 2nd lesson of "Georgia on my Mind", for the accompanying pianist, or the singing pianist.

7.

Welcome to this vocal piano tutorial on "My Funny Valentine" - a very popular standard, not only in the jazz world, but all genres.

8.

In this lesson we explore the verse of the tune "My Funny Valentine" for the singing pianist, or the pianist accompanying a singer.

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